The vegetables have been harvested, the bed cleared. And now? Should the vegetable patch be left fallow?
Vegetable beds can dry out
Once the vegetable bed has been harvested, it is all too often left empty for months. And that is exactly what is wrong! Because if the vegetable beds are left fallow, they not only dry out, but also receive no nutrients that are important for subsequent plantings. You should therefore replant such areas immediately. If not with vegetables, then with other plants that make an excellent natural fertilizer. It also looks nicer when the beds are planted, doesn't it?
Plants loosen up the soil
The plants loosen up the soil with their roots and enrich it with nitrogen and other important components. Field beans, summer vetch, sainfoin, rape, flat peas and crimson clover are particularly suitable for nitrogen-poor soils. If you have clay soil, choose summer vetch, yellow mustard, lupine, flat pea or crimson clover. If the soil is medium heavy, the bee friend is the best plant and if the soil is acidic then you should go for yellow lupins. Oh yes, the sainfoin is recommended for calcareous soil.